A lot of people find those lot to build on in their retirement, and in between use them as vacation spots in summer.

Most entities don't like to do "Spot" zoning and put new zoning in the middle of different zoning.3. 

Quote from @Frankie Monahan: About pace, made me mad was I invested with him in the Sperber event, where pace promised a spot on a NFT house in Texas, but he lied and has not answered me for almost a year  need to know more about this. 

Thanks for spotting that additional "real property" question. 

In addition to finding a spot to park you money between loans you may just need more deal flow? 

Ko Olina is a beautiful spot - and having a vacation home there for your family while focusing on capital appreciation is a smart move. 

It’s pretty common for people to buy homes even if they have other debt, like student loans, as long as their debt-to-income ratio is in a good spot.

Don is spot on in illustrating the pitfalls, both obvious and no so obvious!

But if you know any other resources or great spots to get started, please share them! 

I agree with Collin.The Smokies do have a lot of competition, so you need to have a view, decent location, good to great amenities etc to stand out.We have a 6-bedroom cabin there, but I imagine a 3 to 4 bedroom would be in the sweet spot of not too big or not too small.